In the middle of the season (Games 5 through 13), Gordon was even better. During that nine-game stretch, he had 35 receptions for 639 yards, which was 15th best in the NFL, and five touchdowns. Among the 17 players to have at least 600 receiving yards during that span, his yards-per-reception average of 18.26 was second behind only Vincent Jackson.

Extrapolating those numbers over a full 16-game season would have given him a stat line of 62/1136/9.

Of course, you know that Gordon won't play 16 games this year (unless you count the preseason or the Browns make the postseason). Earlier this offseason, he was suspended for two games and docked four game checks for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.

[Per Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal, Gordon claims that he had strep throat and was prescribed an antibiotic and cough medicine containing codeine, which is a banned substance.]

The biggest risk with anyone drafting Gordon in your fantasy league(s) is that his next failed drug test could lead to a full-year suspension, per Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

In addition, Tony Grossi of ESPN Cleveland recently wrote that since the end of last season, Gordon "gravitated to South Beach ... and ran with a different crowd. He was influenced by the wrong people."

If you're a glass-half-full guy, the suspension (and risk of a full-year ban) means that Gordon will cost you much less on draft day than he otherwise would have.

A month ago, Grossi wrote the following in his assessment of the team's roster: "Josh Gordon has the most physical ability of any player on the roster. The only thing that can stop him from being an elite player this year is himself."

Under new offensive coordinator Norv Turner, the Browns will push the ball down the field as his offense has historically done. Based on stats from this post by Football Perspective, a Turner-coached team has had a wide receiver finish in the top 10 in yards per reception in all but two years since 1987.

Based on average draft position (ADP) from Fantasy Football Calculator, Gordon is going in the eighth round and is the 38th wide receiver, on average, off the board.

There is certainly risk with Gordon, but he will miss Weeks 1 and 2 when there are no byes and you should have plenty of wide receiver depth and options to fill his spot. Once he returns, however, he has a chance to be a top-20 fantasy (or better) WR from Weeks 3-16 provided he stays healthy and out of trouble.

Fantasy Strength of Schedule

Based on the cumulative fantasy points allowed by their opponents from Weeks 1 to 16, Gordon and the Browns' receivers have the sixth-least favorable schedule among wide receivers.